On Wednesday, July 18th, an off duty police officer was behind a 2018 Blue Nissan Armada that was all over the roadway. The officer then witnessed the vehicle go the wrong way by entering the westbound lane of U.S. 30 travelling eastbound. The officer stated that the vehicle then cut through the median back into the eastbound lane and then travelled at a high rate of speed. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was advised of the unsafe driver.
Officers were advised that the vehicle pulled into a restaurant complex in the 2000 block of Oak Drive. The vehicle then went around the back of the building and had pulled up to the entrance/exit lane on the south side of the complex.
A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle and the driver, was found to be impaired. The female identified as 48 year old Tanya Schmitt of Lake Havasu City was offered the opportunity to perform standardized field sobriety testing. She failed all the three tests and then refused to submit to a Preliminary Breathalyzer Test.
Schmitt was transported to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth where a search warrant was applied. After the search warrant was returned a blood draw was conducted to check her blood BAC (blood alcohol content). The results of the test indicted that Schmitt was at a .253% which was three times the legal limit. She also tested positive for amphetamines in her system.
Tanya Schmitt was transported to the Marshall County Jail and lodged for Operating While Intoxicated with a BAC of .15% or higher. Her cash bond was set at $4500.
Listeners and readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
